Luggage carrier



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Patented June 21, 1927.

FERDINAND. H. SGHOELERMAN, on KEYSTONE, IOWA.

LUGGAGE -oimnrnn.

' Application filed'fl'ovember 22,4926. 'SeriaI' -NoJHOQIO.

"My present invention i has 1132661131106} to a new and novel luggage'carrier for auto- 'lllObl'lQS. Luggage. carriers commonly employed in connection with automobiles are bolted or otherwise removablysecured to one of the running boards of the machine. This not only adds weight to the side of the ma-- 'chine'upon which the luggage is positioned but' prevents the opening ofv the doors of the machine adjacent thereto. The luggage packed in 'such devices frequently projects "therebeyond, and is? liable to contact by passin-g machines" and is also liable'to I become lost. Therefore, I aim to provide a luggage carrier which is arranged over the front mud-guards of an automobile so 'that the weight will be evenly distributed, but wherein the construction is such asto not interferewith the vision of the driver, the radiator or'the raising and lowering of the hood so thatthe-car may be-suppl-ied with oil and water when the device is in place, and

also wherein the luggage carried by the improvement will not be projected beyond the sides of the automobile A further objeot'is the-provision of-a deviceforthis-purpose-Which not only serves as a carrier for luggage'but also provides tables Whichcan be easily remove'd'from the machine and setup on the ground whenfdesiredfor dining or other'purposes and further wherein acomparatively large number of articles in addition to luggage may be conveniently conveyed.

"A 'stillfurther object is toarrange tables of anovel construction over thefrontmud guards of an automobile, 'to removably clamp the'same thereon ina novel. and effective manner so that said 'tablesare'prevented from rattlingor displacement, while "on" each of r the tables I clamp a removable frame in the nature of a luggage carrier, and whereby notonly the luggage rests upon thetables butthemdrawers thereof serve as containers for dishes, kitchen utensils, etc., while further the supporting means for the table provide a receptacle for other articles.

To the attainment of the above broadly recited objects and others which will present themselves as the nature of the invention is better understood, the improvement resides in the construction, combination and operative association of parts, a satisfactory embodiment of which is disclosed by the accompanying drawings.

In'the drawings: .Figurelis a s1deielevation OfflwSlilllClQIlt 'portion ofzan automobile to.illustrate the application of my improvement thereon.

Figure v2': is a front elevation thereof.

Figure'g'iis a top plan View thereof. 1 Figure 4 lS-iL sectionalview approximately onthe line 4-4 of Figure 1.

Figure 5' isia sectional view approximately on the line 55 of Figure 4.

' "Figure 6 is a sectional View approximately on the line 66 of Figure 2.

Figure"? is a sectional viewapproxlmately von the line 77 ofJFigure 1.

Figure 8 is.:a fragmentary elevation to -'illustrate the manner'in which theframe is I removably clamped on the: tabletop.

Figure 9 is aside elevation to illustrate the table removed from the automobile and setup for service.

Figure '10 is an endrview ofsthe device illustrated in Figure 9' with parts inn section. On each ofthe running boards 1 of an automobile 2, directlyhto the'rear of the front mud guards 3, 1 securewa transversely arranged channeled. member 4.

To the-front ends "ofthe frame of the equaling the distance between the outer edges of the :mud guard '3. The hollow member 51m an open: top and is centrally provided with a doorplateti that is hinged tourists or campers using the automobile.

Adapted'tofbe received in the channeled members or blocks sand in the hollow-inemher 5 are therear-and front pairs of legs 8 and 9 of the table members. Preferably both the front and rear legs provide adjustable sections which are telescopically associated and the front legs 9 show such construction. As the mud guards of different types of cars vary in height with respect to the ground surface the desirability of having the legs adjustable will be apparent. The legs have secured thereon a top 10. The rear legs are arranged closer together than the front legs and the top has its sides preferably inclined from its front to its rear. This is especially true with respect to the inner side or edge automobile, or if desired, TtO the top 'ofthe front bumper ofthe machine, I secure a 'hollow member 5 of: a length approximately vertical movement on the machine.

of the table top 10. Suitable brace means 11 are providedbetween the front legs and the top 10 and transverse brace elements 12 are arranged between the table top and both sets of legs. Beneath the top 10 of each of the tables there is a slidalple drawer 13 and these drawers are normally locked. The drawers are designed for the reception of kitchen utensils, such as knives, forks, spoons or the like.

lVhen the table legs are arranged in the members 4 and 5, suitable removable blocks 13 are inserted in these members for contacting with the confronting sides or faces of the table legs and for also forcing the said legs into'contact with the closed ends 14 of then'iember 5. If desired, the ends of the member 4 may be also closed and the rear legs forced into contact with these ends by the said blocks 13.

On the rear er outer face of the members 4 there are headed studs 14 to engage with Removably eyes 15 on the ends of rods 16. fixed, as at 17, to the under face of each of the table tops at the rear thereof, there is a depending rod 18. The rods 16 and 18 have their ends threaded at opposite hand pitches and are engaged by a turn-buckle 19. By adjusting the turn-buckle it will be seen that the rear of the table will be held 1e hollow member 5, adjacent to the ends thereof, has secured thereon outstanding headed studs 20 for the reception of the eye ends 'of rods 21 similar to the rods 16, and the front of the tables have removably secured thereon depending rods 22. The confronting ends of the rods 21 and 22 are threaded at different hand pitches and are engaged by turn-buckles 23. By adjusting theturn-v the tables are employed for culinary or other purposes. V v

W hen the rear legs of the tables are not adjustable the same when arranged on the machine, are necessarily of a greater length than the front legs, and in order that the tables may properly rest on a ground sur face I provide front and rear substantially U-ShtLPQ-Cl supports 27 and 28, respectively.

These support-s have their upper elements provided with outstanding pins 29 that are received in sockets in the table legs and intermediate of the pins the said supports are provided with angle elements or hooks 30 for the reception of the eyes of the rods 21 and 16, and the turn-buckles connecting the adjustable rods are adjusted to firmly clamp the legs on the supports. The rear support is of a greater height than the front support, as clearly disclosed by Figure 9 of the drawings.

The simplicity of my improvement and the adi' antages thereof will, it. is thought,

be perfectly apparent to those skilled in the art to which such invention relates after the foregoing description has been carefully read in connection with the accompanying drawings, but obviously I do not Wish to be restricted to the precise structural details herein set forth and therefore hold myself entitled to make such changes therefrom as fairly fall within the scope of what I claim.

Having described the invention, I claim:

The ccmbination with the front portion of an automobile, of channel members secured on the running board adjacent to the front mud guards of the automobile, a hollow member fixedly supported to and extending beyond the front of the automobile, said channel and hehow members designed to receive therein the legs on tables which are arranged over the front mud guards,

removable and adj ustable means securing the tables on the said'members, blocks secured in the said members and contacting with the confronting sides of the table legs, and. a hinged cover for the top of the hollow member swingable between and contactable with the outer legs of the respective tables, in combination with a removable luggage carrier for the tables.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature.

FERDINAND H. SCHOELERMAN. 

